Nicknamed "Bam-Bam", Sir Hensley Meulens was the first major leaguer from Curaçao. A top New York Yankees, prospect in the late 1980s, he never lived up to his potential but still played seven seasons in the bigs and several more in Japan. Currently, he is the San Francisco Giants hitting coach.

Moved to the outfield in 1990, Meulens was back with the Clippers, hitting .285 with 26 home runs and 96 RBIs, and was named International League MVP. He was then with New York again in September, hitting .241 in 23 games with his first big league homer coming off Charlie Hough of the Texas Rangers on September 12th. He was with the Yankees for the full 1991 campaign and hit .222 with 6 home runs as the team's fifth outfielder. However, he was back at AAA Columbus for the majority of 1992. Despite an excellent season, hitting .275 while leading the IL with 26 homers, 100 RBI, and 96 runs scored, he only appeared in 2 big league games in late September, going 3-for-5 with a home run. After splitting 1993 between Columbus and New York, he was released.

Meulens went to Japan in 1994, playing for the Chiba Lotte Marines. He then spent the next two years with the Yakult Swallows. In his three seasons there, he hit in the .240's each year with 23 to 29 home runs.